Overview
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact: working closely with the Head of Discipline of Hydrogeology, you will manage the delivery of water resource and low‑flow studies aligned to our clients' WINEP commitments, and play a key part in our UK Water Catchment Management & Maritime capability team. You will be involved in the technical delivery of a wide scope of geological and hydro‑geological projects, and provide specialist hydrogeological support to water resource management and environmental impact assessments.
Responsibilities
* Work with and lead a collaborative, industry‑leading multidisciplinary team, e.g. hydrologists, hydro‑morphologists, aquatic ecologists, environmental economists, etc.
* Oversee, review and sign off complex pieces of work, ensuring all solutions are in line with project requirements.
* Lead and actively contribute to technical excellence development, maintaining subject‑matter expert status by keeping up to date with the latest industry and technical innovation.
* Continually engage with a wider network to complement technical excellence, and support and mentor colleagues.
* Develop and deliver technical solutions that both meet and exceed current and future industry requirements.
* Act as Project Verifier on local, regional and national projects.
* Oversee the submission of complex technical papers and deliver them to clients.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience producing a wide range of deliverables within the broader hydrogeology discipline.
* Demonstrable experience relating to water resources and low‑flow studies aligned to WINEP.
* A sound knowledge of groundwater site characterisation, groundwater‑surface water interaction, generation of conceptual site models, and quantitative groundwater and abstraction impact assessments.
* Comfortable using, supervising and interrogating numerical modelling (such as MODFLOW, FEFLOW and/or other similar software).
* A good honours degree in earth sciences, or equivalent.
* A master’s degree or doctorate in hydrogeology, or equivalent professional experience.
* Chartership with the Geological Society of London (or similar).
What We Offer
Joining Jacobs connects you locally and globally. Our values rest on safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business and truly believe that by supporting one another through a culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health, a sense of belonging for all employees and the flexibility to maximize your potential. We provide flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities—from well‑being benefits to a global giving and volunteering program. You’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals while working at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs. We embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do, championing richly diverse perspectives and experiences. We promote vibrancy through employee networks, communities of practice and find‑your‑community initiatives. Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to enhance diversity and inclusion. As a disability‑confident employer, we interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria and welcome applicants seeking flexible working or who may not meet all listed requirements.
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